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Rescued another SE TA
These Trans Ams seem to find me. I got a 77 W72 SE out of Maine this winter, and today I found this 78 SE Auto in MA in a wrecking yard. It's numbers matching, runs damn good, and surprisingly not rusty. It needs lower quarters, but the floors, rails, and trunk are mint. The dash is crack free too!
It's definitely an early car. It has the Hurst hatches instead of the Fisher tops, and looks to have the shorter 77 style shaker. Best part was it came with a mint build sheet! I have never seen one in such good shape. The car is pretty well loaded up, but oddly enough it has standard interior. They basically ordered every other option though.
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"Those poor souls have made the fatal mistake of surrounding us. Now we can fire in any direction" 1970 Trans Am RAIII 4 speed 1971 Trans Am 5.3 LM7 1977 Trans Am W72 Y82 1987 Grand National |
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Very nice, I never get that lucky!
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I wonder why a car like that ended up in a wrecking yard.
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These cars seem to end up in all sorts of weird places. The seller was definitely a car guy, and set this aside in a fenced in holding pen.
What's funny is this car and the 77 I picked up over the winter both have their pinstripes hand painted on. They must've looked awesome back in the day!
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"Those poor souls have made the fatal mistake of surrounding us. Now we can fire in any direction" 1970 Trans Am RAIII 4 speed 1971 Trans Am 5.3 LM7 1977 Trans Am W72 Y82 1987 Grand National |
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That was my first thought. Great find.
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70 TA, 467 cid IAII, Edelbrock D-port heads, 9.94:1, Butler HR 236/242 @ .050, 520/540 lift, 112 LSA, Ray Klemm calibrated Q-jet, TKX (2.87 1st/.81 OD), 3.31 rear https://youtube.com/shorts/gG15nb4FWeo?feature=share |
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That’s an awesome score congratulations!!!
What do you plan to do with it? Restore it to new, make it into a race car, or just buff for up a little? |
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Great find and amazing condition for where it is located!
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Wow - cool. Great to see these cars get "saved"!
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keith k 70 Trans Am RA III / T400 / Lucerne Blue / Bright Blue 70 Trans Am RA III / M20 / Lucerne Blue / Sandalwood 70 Formula RA III / M21 / Lucerne Blue / Bright Blue |
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I'll grab some more pics of it today.
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"Those poor souls have made the fatal mistake of surrounding us. Now we can fire in any direction" 1970 Trans Am RAIII 4 speed 1971 Trans Am 5.3 LM7 1977 Trans Am W72 Y82 1987 Grand National |
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Some guys have all the luck, LOL. I dont even see parts cars in my area!
Odd about the shaker though, I thought the low ones were phased out mid year 77. |
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That's what I was thinking, but I don't know for sure. I'll compare it to my 77 shaker and see.
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"Those poor souls have made the fatal mistake of surrounding us. Now we can fire in any direction" 1970 Trans Am RAIII 4 speed 1971 Trans Am 5.3 LM7 1977 Trans Am W72 Y82 1987 Grand National |
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Grabbed some more pics. Also drug out the 77 while moving stuff around. The 78 has the wrong bird on it.
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"Those poor souls have made the fatal mistake of surrounding us. Now we can fire in any direction" 1970 Trans Am RAIII 4 speed 1971 Trans Am 5.3 LM7 1977 Trans Am W72 Y82 1987 Grand National |
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Job well done, on the rescue (AGAIN!!!)
The 78 has a bunch more performance options than my 77 has. Mine was obviously ordered for a "stock" TA unit. I'll be glad when you can get that fender replaced, it hurts me to look at it, as is... Carry On!!!
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1977 Black Trans Am 180 HP Auto, essentially base model T/A. I'm the original owner, purchased May 7, 1977. Shut it off Shut it off Buddy, I just shut your Prius down... |
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Just dug out a black 79 SE fender I had in storage. I think I'll swap them out sooner than later, as you're right, it's painful to look at lol
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"Those poor souls have made the fatal mistake of surrounding us. Now we can fire in any direction" 1970 Trans Am RAIII 4 speed 1971 Trans Am 5.3 LM7 1977 Trans Am W72 Y82 1987 Grand National |
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Looks like another go around of Smokey and the Bandit. Great find!
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1976 LeMans B09 Freeway Enforcer, 455/M40 Smokey 1977 Trans Am, 400/M21 Black/Gold Bandit. 44K actual miles 2017 Sierra SLT 1500 Z71 4X4 2019 Canyon SLT Crew 4X4 |
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Here is what the original selling dealer's location in Pottstown looks like today..
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1976 LeMans B09 Freeway Enforcer, 455/M40 Smokey 1977 Trans Am, 400/M21 Black/Gold Bandit. 44K actual miles 2017 Sierra SLT 1500 Z71 4X4 2019 Canyon SLT Crew 4X4 |
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It be pretty cool to make the trek out there when the car is done and vista it's old stomping grounds.
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"Those poor souls have made the fatal mistake of surrounding us. Now we can fire in any direction" 1970 Trans Am RAIII 4 speed 1971 Trans Am 5.3 LM7 1977 Trans Am W72 Y82 1987 Grand National |
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The building was erected in 1975. This photo appears to be around 8-10 years old, but generally looks the same. I believe a rental storage place operates it now, instead of it being a car dealership.
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1976 LeMans B09 Freeway Enforcer, 455/M40 Smokey 1977 Trans Am, 400/M21 Black/Gold Bandit. 44K actual miles 2017 Sierra SLT 1500 Z71 4X4 2019 Canyon SLT Crew 4X4 |
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